Catalogue of projects completed and in execution related to natural hazards management


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Dominican Republic Establishment of a cooperative mechanism among NGO’s and the

private sector at the community level for the prevention of

disasters. Done through the Caribbean Disaster Mitigation Project

(1993 to present).

Natural hazards assessment and identification of vulnerability. reduction measures as part of urban development plans for five frontier provinces. 1989.


For the five frontier provinces, a settlement infrastructure, a lifeline natural hazards vulnerability assessment, mitigation measure identification, assessment manual for local officials, and

workshop for vulnerability identification and reduction. (1987-1988).

Landslide hazard assessment and identification of disaster mitigation measures for selected settlements in the frontier region.

(1987).

Ecuador Vulnerability Reduction Project for the Pacific Coast after the Floods of 1997, including preparation of guides, models and technical terms of reference for the design, construction and maintenance of rural, energy, school and transportation infrastructure, in order to reduce their vulnerability to floods.

(1997).




Ecuador Project review for the USAID mission in these two countries to


Guatemala evaluate the contents related to the management of natural hazards.

(1991-1992).


Honduras Planning strategy for urban watershed management to include natural hazard, natural resource, population, and infrastructure information for Tegucigalpa metropolitan zones under low-income


settlement development pressure as part of an OAS integrated development project. (1988-1990).

General assessment of natural hazard information for integrated development planning. (1984).


Nicaragua Vulnerability analysis for the mitigation of volcanic eruptions damage for the National Institution of Territorial Studies (INETER). (1990-1991).

Peru Natural Hazard Vulnerability Reduction Program for development

projects of the National Institute for Development (INADE) with financial support from The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). (1994 to present).

St. Kitts and Nevis Settlement and lifeline hazard assessment and identification of mitigation measures. (Island of St. Kitts.) (1986).

Saint Lucia Coastal and lifeline natural hazard vulnerability assessment, identification of mitigation measures, preparation of an assessment manual for local officials, and presentation of a workshop on the identification and reduction of vulnerability. (1985-1987).


Trinidad and Tobago Natural hazard assessment and vulnerability reduction program for

Tobago. (Trinidad and Tobago's pilot program for the IDNDR). 1990-1991.


5. Sector Vulnerability Reduction Program
Note: Activities in the Caribbean from 1993 to 1999 are listed in chapter 8:

Caribbean Disaster Mitigation Project.
The Unit of Sustainable Development and Environment, on the basis of individual economic and social sectors, assists the member states in the preparation of vulnerability reduction programs, including assessments of the impact of natural hazard events on the sectoral infrastructure.
Central America Development of specific components for a Central American

agreement on a Disaster Response Plan. Study about the

vulnerability of the Central American Highway (CAH) to natural

hazards, focusing on specific segments of the CAH (pavement,

tunnels, bridges) to specific hazards (floods, landslides,

earthquakes, volcanic eruptions), with a listing at the profile level

of investment projects for vulnerability reduction. Both activities

are being carried out collaboratively by the U.S Department

of Transportation and the OAS. (1999-2000).

Electrical energy sector vulnerability reduction program with Central American Electrification Commission (CEAC) with support from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). (1995 to 1998).

Latin America OAS initiative for natural hazard vulnerability reduction in the education and the Caribbean sector in observation of the IDNDR “Stop Disasters in Schools and Hospitals” theme for the International Decade for the Reduction of Natural Disasters, in reference to natural hazard vulnerability of the education sector. (1992 to present).


Costa Rica National energy sector natural hazard vulnerability reduction study with definition of investment projects for mitigating disaster impact, and implementation of disaster reduction strategy with support from DOE. (1989 to 1998).
Ecuador National energy sector natural hazards vulnerability reduction program at the profile level. (1991-1992).
National agricultural sector natural hazard vulnerability reduction program at the profile level. (1990-1991).

Honduras Integration of fuel-wood plantation activities in flood and

landslide hazard zones in the Tegucigalpa metropolitan area as part of an integrated development project. (1988).
Infrastructure lifeline natural hazards vulnerability assessment in

the Atlantida Department as part of an integrated development

project. (1985).

Saint Lucia Identification of risk perception and awareness of natural hazards

of small farmers and criteria definition for disaster mitigation

programs. (1988).




Venezuela Seismic vulnerability and retrofitting evaluation for public

buildings in Merida. (1987).



6. Natural Hazard Assessment
Note: Activities in the Caribbean from 1993 to 1999 are listed in chapter 8:

Caribbean Disaster Mitigation Project.
The Unit of Sustainable Development and Environment works with the OAS member states to conduct natural hazard assessments. These assessments are used both in creating hazard mitigation strategies and in integrated regional planning and investment in project

preparation activities.


Brazil Desertification hazard assessment for the São Francisco River Valley as part of an integrated development planning project. (1987).

Colombia San Miguel-Putumayo River Valleys. General natural hazards assessment and Ecuador and hazard impact on integrated projects as part of an integrated development study. (1987-1988).

Dominican Natural hazard assessment overview of the frontier region for an

Republic integrated development planning project. (1986).

Haiti Natural hazard assessment overview of the frontier region for an integrated development planning project. (1986).

Honduras Landslide hazard assessment for the Tegucigalpa metropolitan area as part of an integrated development project. (1987).


Flood hazard assessment for the Department of Atlántida as part of an integrated development project. (1985).

Landslide hazard assessment for the Department of Atlántida and Isla de la Bahía as part of an integrated development project. (1985).


Paraguay General natural hazards information assessment of the Chaco region for integrated development planning. (1984).

Flood hazard assessment of the Chaco region, for an integrated development project. (1984).


Desertification hazard assessment of the Chaco region, for an integrated development project. (1984).
Saint Lucia Landslide hazard assessment and definition of vulnerability reduction priorities. (1985).
Coastal zone natural hazards assessment. (1985).

General natural hazards information assessment for an integrated Development planning project. (1984).


Saint Vincent Landslide hazard assessment and definition of vulnerability

and the Grenadines reduction priorities for an integrated development project. (1987).




7. Collaboration with the European Community Humanitarian Office (ECHO)
The Unit of Sustainable Development and Environment is cooperating with the European Community Humanitarian Office (ECHO) for the implementation of several vulnerability reduction projects. Activities include vulnerability assessment, workshop seminars and related technical assistance, and preparation of software programs with instructor training.
Vulnerability reduction themes are: schools vulnerability reduction, road transportation vulnerability reduction, flood hazard vulnerability reduction, and country vulnerability profiles based on the agriculture, energy, and transportation sectors.
Central America Building on experiences of the OAS-ECHO Flood Hazard Mapping and Local Alert Systems Project in Honduras. Phase

III and Phase IV of the Project were completed and covered Central America and Panama training groups of professionals to design and implement flood vulnerability reduction projects in small valleys. (1997 to 1999).


The Natural Hazard Vulnerability Reduction Program for the Education Sector expanded from pilot countries to include all Central American countries, Belize and Panama. (1995 to 1997).
Central America In collaboration with the Pan-American Institute of Highways

& Andean Countries (PIH), the OAS-ECHO-PIH Project for the Reduction of Vulnerability to Natural Hazards of the Road Network in Central America and the Andean Countries focused on the reduction of the vulnerability to natural hazards of the road transportation system by incorporating mitigation techniques into road construction, reconstruction, maintenance and repair programs, through the development and diffusion of PerfilMap, a computer system based on a Geographic Information System (GIS), that enables the user to cross data about the road system with information on natural hazards in order to visualize and analyze the impact of hazards on road infrastructure through the generation of vulnerability profiles. (1995 - 1996).

Countries participating in the OAS-ECHO-PIH Project:
*Argentina Honduras

*Chile Nicaragua

Colombia Panama

*Costa Rica *Peru

Ecuador
*(workshop site)

Antigua & Barbuda, The Caribbean and its infrastructure are particularly vulnerable

Dominica, to natural disasters, especially following Hurricanes Luis and Marilyn in 1995.
St. Kitts and Nevis This OAS-St. Kitts ECHO project, a continuation of the effort

already begun in Central America, focused on creating a process to reduce the vulnerability of school infrastructure to natural hazards by strengthening local institutions and resources. The results of this project include: the creation of school building vulnerability

profiles, national plans to reduce the vulnerability of schools buildings to natural disasters, and country specific school building maintenance manuals. (1997 to 1998).

Costa Rica The Project on Pilot Disaster Vulnerability Profiles for Influencing

Ecuador Sector Development developed a computer software- based

St. Lucia methodology (AQUILES) for preparing a vulnerability profile related to the impact of possible natural hazards on the agriculture, energy, and transportation sectors and its effects on national development. (1995 to present).


Honduras The OAS-ECHO Flood Hazard Mapping and Local Alert Systems Project completed its second phase. Phase I of the Project involved developing a simple flood hazard alert system and

vulnerability reduction strategy for the Leán River Valley. Based on these Phase I pilot activities, Phase II of the Project assisted the national Permanent Contingency Committee of Honduras (COPECO), local emergency committees, NGOs, PVOs, and water resource agencies in training a cadre of Honduran specialist to design, install and operate flood hazard alert and mitigation programs in small river valleys throughout Honduras. (1996- 1997).


El Salvador Natural Hazard Vulnerability Reduction Pilot Program for Nicaragua the Education Sector. (1995).
8. Caribbean Disaster Mitigation Project (CDMP)
The General Secretariat of the OAS (GS/OAS) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) implemented an agreement by which the OAS executed the Caribbean Disaster Mitigation Project (CDMP). The objective of the CDMP was to establish sustainable public/private sector mechanisms for disaster mitigation which measurably lessen the loss of life, reduce physical and economic damage, and shorten the disaster recovery period. The project addressed some of the major issues in the disaster-

development linkage in the Caribbean such as: the need to reduce natural hazard vulnerability in existing and planned development; mapping of hazard-prone and

environmentally fragile areas; the use of mapping information in public awareness and development decision-making; and, the capacity of the insurance industry to better manage risk and maintain adequate catastrophe protection for the region. Detailed
information on each of the project activities listed below is available on the project web site at http://www.oas.org/en/cdmp.
Caribbean Workshop on hazard mapping and vulnerability assessment for physical planners and disaster coordinators (1999).
A Three-week training course for building inspectors from five countries in the region held in Barbados, September-October 1999.
Workshop on Vulnerability Reduction of Schools and Shelters to Natural Hazards, which culminated a school/shelter vulnerability audit conducted in the Eastern Caribbean. Participants included representatives of the education, public works and engineering sectors (October 1998).

Study of the Probable Maximum Loss for public infrastructure from a hurricane event in the islands of Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1998-1999).


Workshop on hurricane preparedness, tropical storm forecasting and storm modeling at the US National Hurricane Center for national disaster coordinators and national meteorological officials.

This workshop was organized in conjunction with NOAA and FEMA (1997).


Workshop on hazard mitigation planning for national development officials and national disaster coordinators organized in collaboration with CDERA (1997).
Workshops on lessons learned from the CDMP Hurricane-Resistant Home Improvement Program (1996-1999).
CDMP and the Organization of Insurance Companies of Belize (ORINCO) sponsored a workshop on the role of the insurance industry in mitigating storm-surge risk (1996).
At the invitation of the CARICOM Working Party in Insurance Reinsurance, CDMP prepared an issue paper on catastrophe protection in the Caribbean, and assisted the Working Party in the preparation of its report to the CARICOM Heads of State (1995-1996).
Design and construction standards for the electrical energy sector working with the UN Center for Human Settlements (UNCHS), CDMP is helping Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Saint Lucia and Grenada to introduce a building code based on a model code developed by UNCHS for the Eastern Caribbean Countries (OECS). (1994 to present).
Training workshop for application of TAOS storm hazard assessment model for use by meteorological institutions in collaboration with the Caribbean Meteorological Institute (CMI) (1994, 1997).

Workshop on increasing the availability of reinsurance to local insurance companies, PML calculations, and database design, in collaboration with the Jamaican Association of Insurance Companies (JAGIC), Insurance Association of the Caribbean (IAC), and Insurance College of Jamaica (ICOJ) (1994).


Antigua & Barbuda CDMP conducted a national workshop on storm hazard mapping and its applications within emergency management and development planning. CDMP also supported a national dialogue on safer housing, which focused on private sector involvement (December 1998).

CDMP conducted 12 workshops on safe construction techniques 1995-1996. Antigua and Barbuda's UNCHS new building code was used to guide reconstruction/rehabilitation activities after hurricanes Luis and Marilyn (1995).

Belize Support for development of a national building code (1999).

A coastal flood hazard assessment was completed. Results were presented at a national seminar on insurance issues.




Carried out a flood hazard study for the upper sections of the Belize River (1999).

Dominican Republic Local community initiatives for hazard mitigation (1998-1999).

Workshop on probable maximum loss and reinsurance availability (1995).
Creation of a cooperative mechanism between NGOs and the private sector at the community level for disaster prevention (1994 to present).
Dominica Assisted with post-disaster mitigation measures for the landslide-dam in Layou River, (1997-1998).
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) invited CDMP to undertake a storm hazard assessment for Dominica as part of a loan for the rehabilitation of the coastal infrastructure damaged by hurricane Luis (1996).
In partnership with the UNCHS, assisted with the development of a national building code.
The National Development Foundation of Dominica (NDFD) trained local builders, in sound building practices who subsequently formed a cooperative to work at the national level. The five houses that had been retrofitted before hurricane Luis were used as shelters during the storm and survived intact, confirming the training results. (1995 to present).

Haiti Following normalization of the political situation, the Haiti Pilot and Haiti Project was initiated. It will follow the Dominican project as a model by getting NGOs and the private sector deeply involved in disaster management (1996 to 1999).


Awareness campaigns and community training to reduce the vulnerability of substandard housing, and establishment of a refinancing mechanism for reconditioning existing structures. (1994 to 1999).
Jamaica Support for development of a national hazard mitigation plan (1998-1999).
In coordination with the Earthquake Unit at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona campus, produced a seismic hazard assessment for the Kingston Metropolitan Area. This project comprised two phases: the data collection phase was completed in the fall of 1997 and the modeling phase in the fall of 1999.
In coordination with the Geology Department of UWI-Mona, compiled a map of landslide susceptibility in the Kingston Metropolitan Area. This work was completed in early 1998. The landslide susceptibility modeling results were presented at a technical workshop and the Unit for Disaster Studies of UWI-

Mona in February 1998 and at a January 1999 workshop focused on integrating the maps into national development and emergency management planning.

Installed TAOS software at the Jamaica Office of Disaster Preparedness (ODP). (1995).
Workshop on insurance sector and reinsurance availability (1994).
Coastal storm surge and wind hazard assessment and mapping of the Montego Bay (1994 to 1999).
Saint Lucia Support for development of a national hazard mitigation plan, including a national consultation to discuss the draft plan (1998).
Training of local builders and provision of revolving loan funds to promote retrofitting of hazard-prone low-income housing. Coordinated and administered in St. Lucia by the National Development Foundation and CARITAS (1996 to 1999).
Incorporation of mitigation elements into reconstruction following tropical storm Debbie (1994 to 1997).
Energy sector vulnerability audit and hazard management recommendations with LUCELEC (1994).
St. Kitts and Nevis Local contractors were trained in post-hurricane reconstruction and repair, and a retrofit program was initiated (1996 to 1998).
St. Vincent & the A risk analysis of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines electric

Grenadines utility used techniques documented in the Saint Lucia and Dominica pilot audits to produce specifications for optimal design and mitigation standards for the utility's transmission/distribution system that would result in minimum operating costs over its lifetime. (1996).


9. Collaboration with the United Nations System in the Disaster Management Training Programme (DMTP)
The Unit of Sustainable Development and Environment is cooperating with the United Nations Development Programme and the Department of Humanitarian Affairs as a regional collaborating institution for the implementation of the worldwide Disaster Management Training Programme (DMTP). Regional and national workshops prepare
UN agency field personnel and their national counterparts in disaster prevention, mitigation, preparation and response procedures as part of a worldwide program.
Country training workshops were offered for the United Nations field agencies and their national counterparts.
Barbados (1992) Honduras (1992)

Chile (1991) Jamaica (1992)

Dominican Republic (1992) Mexico (1992)

Ecuador (1993) Nicaragua (1992)

El Salvador (1992) Peru (1992)

Guatemala (1991)


Regional training workshops for deputy resident representatives and disaster focal points for the UNDP in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Barbados (1991) Colombia (1991)
10. Training Courses and Workshops in Collaboration with Other National and Multinational Entities
In addition to collaborating with the United Nations Development Programme to present Disaster Management Training Workshops, the Unit for Sustainable Development and Environment also works with other national or multinational groups to present training courses on the assessment and mitigation of natural disasters.
Central America Regional training course on integration of natural hazard information in the preparation of road investment projects, and on the use of GIS as a tool for information preparation for road investment projects, for 20 participants associated with the CAH Vulnerability Study to Natural Hazards. This project was a US Department of Transportation-OAS collaborative activity. (November 1999- March 2000).
The Reconstruction of Schools in Central America workshop in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. (2000).

Caribbean First Caribbean workshop on Natural Hazard Vulnerability Reduction Programs for School Buildings in Trinidad. (1993).


Landslide hazard assessment and landslide susceptibility mapping workshop. Twenty-three local participants and seven international participants in collaboration with the Office of Disaster Preparation (ODP), University of the West Indies (UWI), and Pan Caribbean Disaster Prevention and Planning Program (PCDPPP) in Jamaica. (1989).
Workshop on settlement infrastructure vulnerability to natural hazards, with 24 participants from 5 countries, in collaboration with PCDPPP, in Saint Lucia. (1988).
Caribbean Central America Regional Workshops by the OAS-ECHO School

Latin America Vulnerability Reduction Program on project initiation and development, in Venezuela, 1997, in Honduras, 1996, and in Nicaragua, 1995.


Workshop on Profiling National Highway System Vulnerability to

Natural Hazards in Argentina. (1995).

First Latin American Workshop on Natural Hazard Effects Reduction in Energy Infrastructure in Costa Rica. (1995).
Two workshops on electrical utility company vulnerability

reduction to earthquakes and preparation of training materials in Spanish with the Central United States Earthquake Consortium (CUSEC) in the United States of America. (1994).


Co-sponsorship of IDNDR meetings with the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), including members of the Inter-American system. Jamaica, 1992, and Guatemala, 1991.

Reduction Programs for the Education Sector at CINTERPLAN Natural Disaster Vulnerability in Caracas, Venezuela (1992).


In collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, a natural hazards vulnerability reduction training course for the agricultural sector in Ecuador (1992).
Course on the use of natural hazard information in investment project formulation. In collaboration with the Peruvian-Japanese Center for Seismic Investigation and Disaster Mitigation (CISMID) in Peru. (1992).
Course on the use of natural hazard information in investment project formulation in collaboration with The Central American Institute of Public Administration (ICAP) in Costa Rica (1988).
Design and execution of two pilot courses on the use of natural hazard information in investment project formulation, with 42 participants from 18 countries in collaboration with the Inter- American Center for Integrated Development of Land and Water (CIDIAT), in Venezuela (1986).

Chile Workshop on natural hazard assessment and integrated development planning in collaboration with the National Forestry Corporation (CONAF). (1987).


Colombia Energy sector natural hazard vulnerability reduction workshop with the Ministry of Energy and Mines (1991 and 1992).
Course on the use of natural hazard information in investment project formulation, in collaboration with the "Agustín Codazzi" Geographic Institute (IGAC) (1989).
Grenada Workshop on hazard risk assessment and energy planning with parish representatives in collaboration with the Government of Grenada (1987).
Guatemala Training course for landslide hazard evaluation in collaboration with the U.S. Agency for International Development's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) and the U.S. Forest Service (1992).
Natural hazards management workshop for the public sector and private agencies in collaboration with USAID/OFDA (1992).
Honduras Workshop on school and library natural hazard vulnerability reduction in collaboration with Partners of the Americas. (1992).
Peru Workshops on the vulnerability reduction of productive and social infrastructure projects to natural hazards in collaboration with INADE and with support from UNDP (1993, 1994, and 1995).
Saint Lucia Two workshop sessions completed to improve natural hazard awareness and disseminate mitigation practices among banana growers. 80 farmers and 30 extension officers participated in collaboration with UWI and PCDPPP (1989).
Workshop on natural hazard risk assessment, lifeline infrastructure vulnerability analysis, and emergency planning information for town and village clerks (1987).
Thailand Presentations on natural hazards and development planning at the 5th Disaster Management course, in collaboration with the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in Bangkok (1988).

Trinidad and Tobago Two-week training workshop in landslide hazard assessment and preparation of landslide susceptibility maps, in collaboration with the University of the West Indies and PCDPPP (1989).


United Kingdom Co-direction of a workshop on housing planning and reconstruction, in collaboration with Oxford Polytechnic University (1986).
11. Training and Technology Transfer for Information Management
The Unit for Sustainable Development and Environment assists OAS member states in the acquisition and installation of a GIS and systems to manage emergency information and the training of their users. In addition, the technical staff assists member states to install a GIS for use in integrated development planning. GIS may be used to evaluate natural hazards and analyze vulnerability to such hazards in the context of regional development planning. Other applications for GIS technology include: evaluation of the risk of natural hazards; determination of hazard-free zones for urban development; determination of soil type and actual soil use; identification of critical elements in population centers in areas at high risk to natural hazards; and determination of priority zones for the execution of hazard mitigation and vulnerability reduction.
Latin America Workshops on the use of computer models for analysis of the vulnerability of road systems to natural hazards in collaboration with PIH and support from ECHO.
Argentina (1995, 1996) Chile (1996)

Brazil (1997) Peru (1996)

Costa Rica (1996)
Antigua & Barbuda Assistance in the installation of an EIS in collaboration with PCDPPP. (1990).
Colombia Installation of a GIS and user training for the Regional Autonomous Corporation (CAR). (1989).
Costa Rica SMEI Installation and user training for the National Emergency Committee Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mines (MIRENEM) and the National Energy Commission (CNE) (1988 and 1989).

Ecuador Installation of a GIS and user training for the Ministry of Agriculture. 1990-1991, Secretariat for Planning, (1996).


Guatemala GIS installation and user training for INSIVUMEH and the Dirección General de Caminos ( 1992).
Honduras Installation of a GIS and user training for the National Institute for Territorial Studies (INETER.) Participants also included the National Energy Commission (COPEN) and the National Planning Secretariat (SECPLAN) (1990-1991).
Installation of an EIS and user training for the National Planning Secretariat (SECPLAN), the National Emergency Council
(COPEN), and the Metropolitan Planning Agency (METROPLAN) (1989).
GIS user training for the Tegucigalpa metropolitan area, with participants from the Municipality of Tegucigalpa and the National Planning Secretariat (SECPLAN) (1987).
Jamaica Installation and use of EIS for post-disaster rehabilitation after Hurricane Gilbert in collaboration with the Office of Disaster Preparedness (ODP). (1988).
Nicaragua Installation of GIS and user training for the evaluation and management of natural hazards and development planning for INETER. (1990-1991).
Course on information management and meteorological and seismic hazard analysis for INETER (1990-1991).
Training course on landslide hazard mapping for INETER (1990-1991).
Saint Lucia Installation of a SMEI in collaboration with PCDPPP (1990).

Installation of a GIS for the Government of Saint Lucia. (1989).


Trinidad and Tobago Assistance in the installation of a SMEI. (1990).
Uruguay Installation of a GIS and user training for the National Budget and Planning Office (1990).


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